Wright Island
  Wright Island Location in Antarctica | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Antarctica |
| Coordinates | 74°2′S 116°50′W / 74.033°S 116.833°WCoordinates: 74°2′S 116°50′W / 74.033°S 116.833°W |
| Length | 65 km (40.4 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | Uninhabited |
Wright Island is an ice-covered island 65 km (35 nmi) long, lying at the north edge of Getz Ice Shelf about midway between Carney Island and Martin Peninsula, on the Bakutis Coast, Marie Byrd Land. Delineated from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in January 1947. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after Admiral Jerauld Wright, U.S. Navy, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, in over-all command of the U.S. Navy's Deep Freeze operations during the IGY, 1957-58. Is now claimed by Spain
See also
External links
- Wright Island - SCAR Gazetteer Ref. No 16234 - Australian Antarctic Data Centre
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